The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-10-07
From SATURDAYS DAILY FREE PRESS

The sidewalk OH the east side of
Front street, between Jackson and Hick-
DRY, has undergone some repairs.
The roads in the country are IN good
condition, and the farmers are coming
in with their produce in quite large num-
bers.
Marriage licenses were issued
Thursday to Lucian wilkins and Emma
Farley, and Friday TO Paul Sanger and
Sadie Nickle.
Mr.. Lucian wilkins, of this city, and
Miss Emma Farley, of Vernon Center,
were married Thursday and will reside
in this CITY.
"A four year old child of Mr.. Servus
Schaus died this morning of dipthera,
and was buried at three o'clock this af-
ternOOn at Minneopa.
Mrs. John II. Burgess, Sr., died at
her home in Eagle Lake this morning at
the advanced age of eighty-One years.
The funeral will occur 10 morrow after
noon at three o'clock.
There was considerable interest felt
in MankatO over the great international
yacht race, and now that America still
holds the cup expressions of gratifica-
ton are numerous. The fires of patriot
ism burn as brightly as ever in the aver
age American heart.
-Knapp's Famous Bazaar joins the
ranks of our advertisers again To- day.
They are offering some special bargains
for few days in electric burners and
lamps. The store of this firm is sight
to behold, and it has a way of getting
prices down to bed rock.
samples of the water taken from
the city's flowing well and from the
Blue Earth river above the cement
works have recently been analysed by
chemists under the supervision of the
State board of health. The river water
was found to contain the least deleteri-
GUS matter.
Mr.. c. d. Herbert, whose restaurant
and saloon was recently closed on an at.
tachment but who subsequently opened
up again, went into bankruptcy yester'
day, and Mr.. J. w. Fowler has been ap
pointed receiver. The liabilities amount
to about 5000, while the assets will no
come to more than 800. Mr.. Fowler
will enter upon his duties at once. The
saloon will be kept open the same as il
the past.
The horse owned by DR.. Branden
berg has been ordered killed and bur
ried within twenty-four hours, it beini
affected with CHAMBERS. The anima
WAS examined by DIR. Standish wh'
found that it was suffering from the dis
ease named and the health officer i'm
mediately ordered it KILLED. This is tn,
first case o. CHAMBERS that has developed
here for a long time.
The gas committee of :the council
will recommend 10 that body at IT
next meeting an agreement whereof!
the gas will be kept lighted all night ant
on every dark night. The night watch
men in each ward will report any de
linquency on the part of the gas com
pany and the bill of the gas compan
will be locked for every such report
The city will in the meantime have a
the principal back streets lighted b
electricity up TO midnight.
Last evening about o'clock Fran
Metcaf, of Eagle Lake, a young ma
about 10 years of age, met with seriou
accident. He was standing with b
right hand on the muzzle of a shot guI
when the weapon was accidentally di
charged, taking off the front finger ell
tirelY, and so mutilating the other tW
that amputation was necessary. 1t
feared that he may lose the entire han,
The young mans face was burned ;
powder, but the attending ply sician
DR.. Davis, of this CITY, and DR.. Smith,
Eagle Lake, have confidence that b
sight will not be impaired, although b
face will ever remain more or less di
figured.